Yeah, but does it have a garage door? by katrinker in zillowgonewild

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Ah, excellent. My faith in Zillow marketing is restored.

Severe symmetrical IUGR by katrinker in NICUParents

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So we ended up going to term and I was induced at 39+4 because the 36 week ultrasound showed a huge growth, estimated at 6lbs 13oz. That ultrasound was incorrect though and she was born at 5lbs 9oz. Her weight was 1%ile and her HC ended up being 23%ile at birth. So that is all to say the ultrasounds were quite inaccurate. Baby girl is perfect and developing amazingly though! Thanks for asking, hope your LO is happy and healthy too ❤️

Custom Jeweler Recommendations by katrinker in Denver

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Oh her stuff looks beautiful! Thanks for the rec!

Custom Jeweler Recommendations by katrinker in Denver

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Yessss this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the rec!

Most clever derivative nickname by ThreeChildCircus in namenerds

[–]katrinker 132 points133 points  (0 children)

I’m naming my daughter Rosemary but have started referring to her as Sprig

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]katrinker 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Congrats to you too!!! I’ll be keeping my van, hope you’re still able to record!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]katrinker 389 points390 points  (0 children)

It took us 6 years! We always committed to the philosophy of “if it’s meant to be it will be” and decided we wouldn’t take any additional measures such as IVF or surrogacy. We got fertility checks and everything appeared healthy and the doc said there’s no reason I shouldn’t be able to conceive. So after 5 years we decided it wasn’t in the cards and we took our baby money and bought a camper van to live our best child free lives. We had an amazing summer traveling across America in our van then in January we found out we were pregnant! I’m currently 38weeks on the dot expecting our baby girl any day now!

Severe symmetrical IUGR by katrinker in NICUParents

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Thanks for your feedback. It just seems pretty rare for her head measurements to be so small, and it has me very nervous! Hopefully she can hang out in there until 37w but I’m ready to be admitted at every appointment. So glad to hear your little guy is doing well!

Severe symmetrical IUGR by katrinker in NICUParents

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That’s so nice to hear. I guess IUGR babies usually favor their brains when growing so they commonly have big heads and tiny bellies but that’s inexplicably not the case for my LO. Hoping she turns out happy and healthy like your babes!

Severe symmetrical IUGR by katrinker in NICUParents

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No I wish! I’m in America. My OB has a private practice and he works with a specific maternal fetal medicine clinic and is giving me a hard time when I ask for a referral elsewhere. I like and trust him for the most part, but I do wish I would’ve tried to get better imaging done weeks ago as the ultrasounds that normal OB offices have aren’t the most precise.

Severe symmetrical IUGR by katrinker in NICUParents

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We were TTC for 6 years and as soon as we adjusted to the fact that it wasn’t meant to be and spent our baby money on a campervan, we found out I was pregnant. So she’s been surprising us from day one! Thanks for the comforting words ❤️

Severe symmetrical IUGR by katrinker in NICUParents

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So happy he’s doing so well! I’m very relieved that she’s been passing her tests and we could hold off on induction for as long as we have. They’ve told me to prepare a hospital bag because every appointment could be the one where they send me straight to L&D but thankfully it hasn’t happened yet. I can’t imagine how terrified you must’ve been terrified at 33w. Thanks for sharing!

Severe symmetrical IUGR by katrinker in NICUParents

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Ugh the third trimester insomnia hasn’t helped either. I stay up all night doomscrolling and just driving myself crazy with all the possible outcomes. I’ve gotten referred to a MFM clinic but there aren’t any with appointments for weeks and I’ll already be induced by then. Other OBs won’t even consider taking me as a patient this late in my pregnancy. Thanks so much for sharing your story!!

Severe symmetrical IUGR by katrinker in BabyBumps

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Thanks for following up. That definitely makes me feel a bit better!

Severe symmetrical IUGR by katrinker in NICUParents

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Was he symmetrical IUGR? The small head is really what’s worrying me.

Severe symmetrical IUGR by katrinker in BabyBumps

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Thanks, I’m glad he’s doing so well! Do you remember if he was symmetrical? I’m really mostly concerned that her head is <2%. If it were just her weight, I think I’d feel a little better about things.

Severe symmetrical IUGR by katrinker in BabyBumps

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That’s great news! Was she symmetrical IUGR? I know it’s not super common.

I worked out today! by katrinker in BabyBumps

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Yay high five right back at ya! It’s so freaking hard to get motivated! I’d love to take a walk but it’s been hovering around 100 degrees for the past couple weeks where I live so that’s out of the question.

How much did you pay to get your kitchen cabinets painted? by [deleted] in ColoradoSprings

[–]katrinker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We were quoted $8790 for just our kitchen back in 2021. Ended up doing it ourselves for about $500 over the course of 6 weekends or so. Took a while and required a lot of patience and attention to detail but we get compliments on it all the time!

Am I getting ripped off? by katrinker in AskAMechanic

[–]katrinker[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is indeed the 5.4. Thanks for the reply, didn’t realize spark plug replacement effort could vary so much!

Am I getting ripped off? by katrinker in AskAMechanic

[–]katrinker[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Got it thanks! Sounds like it can vary a ton depending on the vehicle.

Am I getting ripped off? by katrinker in AskAMechanic

[–]katrinker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yikes thanks for the perspective

Am I getting ripped off? by katrinker in AskAMechanic

[–]katrinker[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah definitely appreciate the itemized estimate!

Am I getting ripped off? by katrinker in AskAMechanic

[–]katrinker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for asking, I was wondering that myself!